People Operations Specialist

About the role

Second Front Systems is seeking a detail‑oriented, mission‑driven People Operations Specialist to manage onboarding, benefits, and HR processes for our team. The role supports a distributed workforce while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local employment regulations.

Key responsibilities

• Manage onboarding, offboarding, and employment status changes with accuracy and confidentiality.
• Maintain accurate employee records in HRIS platforms (Justworks, Lattice, Ashby) and ensure compliance with employment law.
• Orchestrate benefits enrollments, terminations, open enrollment, and leave of absence tracking (FMLA, ADA, parental leave).
• Serve as primary point of contact for employee inquiries related to benefits, payroll, policies, and employment verifications.
• Partner with IT and Security teams to coordinate access provisioning and deprovisioning, ensuring compliance alignment.
• Contribute to HR process documentation, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required profile

• 3–5 years of experience in People Operations, HR Specialist, or a similar HR support role.
• Demonstrated proficiency with HRIS or PEO platforms (Justworks, Lattice, Ashby, Rippling) and comfort working with data.
• Hands‑on experience managing onboarding, offboarding, benefits administration, and leave of absence workflows.
• Knowledge of employment law, multi‑state compliance, and leave administration (FMLA, ADA).
• Experience supporting a remote or hybrid workforce in a fast‑paced, distributed environment.
• U.S. citizenship and residency in an approved hiring hub (DC/MD/VA, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill NC, Denver/Colorado Springs CO, or Dallas/Fort Worth TX).

Required skills

• Justworks
• Lattice
• Ashby
• Rippling

What we offer

• Competitive salary ($95,000‑$105,000 base)
• 100% employer‑paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and dependents
• 401(k) with 3% company contribution
• Comprehensive wellness benefits, including One Medical membership and mental health resources
• Equity incentive plan and discretionary bonuses
• Technology and home‑office stipend
• Annual professional development stipend
• Flexible paid time off, parental leave, and remote‑work options
• Employee referral bonus program